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About Ekembe Jambaya

Ekembe Jambaya
Human Ranger[skirmisher] 3/Witch 2
XP: 10,250/15,000
Alternate Racial Trait: Heart of the Wilderness (replaces Skilled) Humans raised in the wild learn the hard way that only the strong survive. They gain a bonus equal to half their character level on Survival checks. They also gain a +5 bonus on Constitution checks to stabilize when dying and add half their character level to their Constitution score when determining the negative hit point total necessary to kill them. This racial trait replaces the skilled racial trait.
Favored Class: Ranger (+1 hp)
Caster Level: 4

Str 14 (+2)
Dex 16 (+3)
Con 16 (+3)
Int 18 (+4)
Wis 12 (+1)
Cha 12 (+1)

Combat Info
HP: 46 (10+1d10+2d6+2+12)+8
BAB: +4
Initiative: +3

AC: 16 (14 T / 13 FF)
Fort: +7
Ref: +9
Will: +6

+1 Composite (+2) Darkwood Longbow: +8 (1d8+3/x3)
Greatclub (2-handed): +6 (1d10+3/x2)
Dagger (thrown): +7 (1d4+2/19-20x2)
Dagger (1-handed): +6 (1d4+2/19-20x2)

Prepared Cantrips (3): arcane mark, detect magic, message
Prepared 1st Level Spells (2+1): cure light wounds x2 [ ] [ ], mage armor [ ]

Equipment
Coins: 2475 gp
Bracers of Armor (+1)
Amulet of Natural Armor (+1)
Ring of Protection (+1)
Cloak of Resistance (+1)
Efficient Quiver
+1 Composite (+2) Darkwood Longbow
Arrows, blunt (100)
Arrows, flight (100)
Arrows, smoke (5)
Arrows, standard cold-iron (100)
Greatclub
Daggers (5)

Ranger Class Abilities
Favored Enemy: Humanoid (human)(+2) bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, Survival, Attack & Damage
Track: +1/2 ranger level to survival checks for following tracks
Wild Empathy: 1d20+RngrLvl+ChaMod as diplomacy check vs animals (vs magical beast at -4)
Combat Style: Archery (Precise Shot)
Favored Terrain: Jungle (+2) bonus on Initiative, Knowledge (geography), Perception, Stealth, and Survival

Witch Class Abilities
Patron: Endurance (2nd—endure elements, 4th—bear's endurance, 6th—protection from energy, 8th—spell immunity, 10th—spell resistance, 12th—bear's endurance (mass), 14th—restoration (greater), 16th—iron body, 18th—miracle)
1st Hex: Healing

1st Level: bungle, burning hands, cure light wounds, diagnose disease, ear piercing scream, endure elements*, enlarge person, ill omen, mage armor, ray of enfeeblement
*patron bonus spell

Traits, Feats, and Skills
Traits: Magical Knack(magic): +2 to Caster Level, cannot exceed Character Level
Feats: Endurance (Human), Diehard (Lvl 1), Precise Shot (Rngr 2), Fast Healer (Lvl 3), Skill Focus (Survival) (Rngr 3), Focused Shot (Lvl 5), Heroic Recovery @ lvl 7
Languages: Common, Sylvan, Elven, Dwarven, Goblin
Trained Skills: Climb (Str) +7, Escape Artist (Dex) +10, Handle Animal (Cha) +6, Heal (Wis) +6, Intimidate (Cha) +8, Knowledge (arcana) +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge (geography) (Int) +12(14), Knowledge (nature) (Int) +10, Perception (Wis) +11(13), Spellcraft (Int) +9, Stealth (Dex) +7(9), Survival (Wis) +14(16), Swim (Str) +7, and Use Magic Device (Cha) +6

Background:
Ekembe was once a slave, but the ship he was packed in was destroyed in a storm which only he and the taskmaster survived. After discovering one another, it was, in the end, only Ekembe who survived. He still wears the taskmaster's horned helmet as a trophy to remind him that survival is never guaranteed; it is earned.

Marooned, Ekembe fought to survive for many months, all the while refusing to give in to the elements. He learned to track game, wield some of the weapons that he had recovered from the wreckage, how to find water, and how to make fire. As he saw it, the only other choice was to die, and so he learned.

After many months like this, Ekembe tired of waiting for another vessel to save him (and began to think it'd just be another slaver ship and he didn't want to fall back into captivity), so he set out on foot to try and find his way back to civilization. Some time into his travels, he stumbled upon a small game trail and followed it back to a den. He found a litter of dead fennec pups, and no sign of the parents. Just as he was preparing to leave, he heard a small whimper from the litter. Turning back around, he found that one of the pups had survived. Impressed at the small creature's will to live, and captivated by the preternatural intelligence he saw in its eyes when he looked upon it, Ekembe took the fox pup with him, naming him Otrimi - a word from his tribal tongue which means "Little Survivor".

Nearly half a year of wandering later, Ekembe and Otrimi finally found their way back to civilzation only to find themselves in a land entirely foreign to Ekembe. With no way of ever making it back to his tribe, Ekembe sold a few skins he'd gathered in the wilderness and wandered into the nearest tavern to spend some of his coin on a hot meal and to plan his next move.

Personality/Mannerisms:
I see Ekembe as a towering, burly, good-humored, and yet soft spoken man. He can come across as uncaring or cold when faced with the suffering of others, as it is his belief that "the world winnows the weak". He recognizes though that there is greater strength in community than in solitary isolation and that helping those in need is itself a strength. He also knows that sharp mental acutity can be a greater strength than any other. As such, once his loyalty is won, Ekembe is a friend and brother for life.

His travails have left him with a thick skin, and he is proud of all that he has survived. Insults tend to not phase him and he is very slow to anger, having claimed his helmet by goading the taskmaster into losing his temper and over extending himself.

Ekembe's speech patterns are also slightly odd, as he does not use the pronoun "I" when speaking with anyone other than Otrimi. Apart from his fennec familiar, he uses the phrase "this one" as a personal pronoun. He also has a habit of attaching honorifics to peoples' names after coming to know them. One of the most rare honorifics he bestows is that of "Friend".